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| Microsoft to lay off 'several thousand' employees |
| 2017-07-06 |
| [ZDNet] Three days after announcing internally its latest reorg, Microsoft has announced the resulting layoffs that have been rumored for the past week. On July 6, Microsoft officials said they were notifying employees whose jobs were being cut. One source close to the company said Microsoft would be cutting "several thousands" of employees. CNBC said Microsoft would be shedding up to 3,000 employees, but didn't cite the source of that number. Some of those whose jobs are cut may be reassigned to other posts in the company, I'm hearing. Microsoft officials declined to specify which groups will take the brunt, but given the July 3 reorg was all about Microsoft's sales organization, it's a safe bet most are coming from field sales, marketing, and other related teams. I'm hearing these cuts are not meant primarily to be a cost-cutting measure; instead, Microsoft is redefining some of its sales roles in a more technical way, given the company's focus on pushing the digital transformation concept. At the end of March 2017, Microsoft employed 121,567 worldwide. A year ago, approximately 50,000 of Microsoft's employees were engaged in sales, marketing, and services jobs. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 Of course the H1B1 numbers will rise. |
| Posted by: Thuse Phusons1534 2017-07-06 22:17 |
| #2 I can assure you QA has already been shown the door |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2017-07-06 17:17 |
| #1 Microsoft officials declined to specify which groups will take the brunt "Everyone but Windows 10. Migrate now" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-07-06 15:04 |